Writing in her weekly blog for Ladies' Home Journal (which you can read in full here), former Bachelorette Ali said: "Kacie tried to warn Ben about Courtney because she couldn't bear to see him get his heart broken by her, and I have to say I am right there with Kacie on this one.

"I feel like Ben will get his heart broken in the end if he picks Courtney. I just don't think she really cares for him and is getting caught up in the competition aspect of the show."

Ali also told readers of her blog that she didn't think Ben had questioned whether or not to keep Courtney, saying: "I think he's known for a while that Courtney is the one he wants to be with, but it's weighing heavy on him that so many of the girls are questioning her and his decision to keep her every week."

Offering her advice to Ben, she said that he should do "what [he thinks] is best" for him and if that means choosing Courtney then he should do it, adding: "Choose her, love her and put everything you have into the relationship. Time will tell if she's the right one for you."

However, Courtney is in the running for Ben's heart alongside Lindzi, who Ben admitted that he was falling in love with this week, and Ali said she thinks "still has a chance".

Next week's episode of The Bachelor on March 5 will be the Women Tell All special, with the finale airing on Monday, March 12.

Ali appeared in a preview teaser for the new season of The Bachelorette, which aired on this week's episode of The Bachelor.

The segment saw Ali and fellow ex-Bachelorette Ashley Hebert meeting with new Bachelorette Emily Maynard to offer advice on what to expect.